News Overview

Scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have published a new guideline on pioneer-positive deviance for the agricultural extension system in Ethiopia. The document provides guidance on how to use approaches that look for solutions on the ground, rather than imposing them, and work with farmers in building on those in a genuine co-design process with equal collaboration of

In northern Vietnam, Thai Nguyen province has become one of the most active hubs for advancing the One Health approach, connecting human, animal, and environment health through education, research, and practice at the grassroots. Over the past decade, Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy and Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry have worked closely with the Vietnam One

Australia has joined forces with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to support the training of researchers from developing countries to advance sustainable livestock production. The partnership arrangement, announced at the TropAg 2025 Conference taking place in Brisbane, Australia on 11-13 November 2025, will focus on building national capacity in Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lao PDR, Tanzania, and Vietnam. All countries

In Bomet County, Kenya, where agricultural traditions run deep, two families and their farms are redefining what it means to farm with resilience and purpose. The two farms belong to Thomas and Emily Yebei from Rongena village and Richard and Nancy Koske from Leldaet village. Their holdings, though modest in size, have become living classrooms where adaptation, innovation, and community

In May 2024, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners shared news of the first drone flights over rangeland animals in Africa to test whether this technology could help measure livestock methane. Now, the results have been published, and they show that drones deliver accurate, reliable methane measurements. Ruminant livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, and camels produce methane

The HEAL project selected twelve Community Rangeland Health Workers (CRHWs) from Somali and Oromia, and trained and integrated them into existing OHUs, in order to provide coordinated services at the community level.

Experts from Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania joined the workshop, organized by ILRI, on geospatial assessment of livestock vulnerability in Eastern Africa, aiming to design a framework to map, anticipate, and respond to escalating climate risks.

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